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J; N. BALL.

KITCHEN CABINET.

No. 413,842. Patented 001;. 29, 1889.

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Kansas City, in the county ofgWyandotte andl State I of Kansas, haveinvented-- a new and Improved Kitchen-Cabinet, of which thefollowingis afull, clean-and exact description. The object of my inventionis toprovide a inetinconne'ction withjwhich there is argedan ironing-boardand attachments in m nersuch thatwhennot'in use the board anjfitsattachments may be' movedto a positionjout of .theway, thespacewithin the cab inet-being availableforlthe stowage ofnumerrticles,as will' be hereinafter explained,

ecifically pointed; out .in'; the claims. erence istobehad .to the;accompanying ngs,formingja part-ofthis specification, in hichtsimilarfigures. and letters of referesponding parts in all ihe face jview of'n' y improved binet', parts being broken away and shown in section,anduthedoor of the cabinet being r presented as it appearswhen open.Fig.;2 central section alelevation of the cabinet,

th ironing-boardbeing represented as it ap;

pears l when adj usted'to a horizontalposition, the bosom-boardlfbeingfolded up within the cabinet. Fig. 3 vis a sectional "view of the irong-board: and the bosom-bard, the bosom;- board being represented; as itappears when lowered for use. Fig.4 is acentra'l sectional evation ofthecabinetand the parts arranged erein, the ironing-board being foldedto its ench, which-is connected to I the ironing boardQbeing representedas it appears when lowered for "use; and Fig. 5 is an inverted plan Iview of the bosom-board Fig. 6 is a d ailviewjof thecani 29.fl.

Inthe drawings,10 represcts acabinet, in the walls of whichthere'areformed forwardly inclined slots a, which lead to horizontalslots To the flooring of the cabinet 10 I secure block 11, and to thisblockll I hingea brace 2, which brace is in turn hinged to an ironersestrip 14. 1 The ends of the strip 14 enter e slots formed in the sidewalls of the cab eironing-board is moved to the position in positionwithin the. cabinet, and the wash ng board13,which is provided with atranset, the arrangementbeing 'such that when which it is shownfin Figs.2 and 3 the strip JoHNv iv soN BALL, or KANSAS oI'rY, KANSAS.

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led A pril 2,1889. $eria1No. 305,706 (No model-) iwill bear against theinner faces of the door- "jambs15 and will hold the ironing-board inahorizontal position; but-when the extend- ;ing' end of theironing-board is moved upward the strip 14 will move downward within theslots a to the position in which the parts f are shown in Fig. 1.

To the under side of the brace 12 I hinge a leaf 16, such leaf beingstrengthened by ribs 17, 'whichare so placed as to passto the sides ofthe brace 12when the leaf is moved. to the position in which it is shownin' Fig. 4:; and .in order that the hinges by which the leaf isconnectedtothe brace maybe somewhat re 'lieved from the strain whichwould otherwise, be imposed upon them ,I secure a cleat 18 to the bracein a position such that when the leaf 16 is folded down it will-restupon the 'use maybe held in the position in which it is shown .in Figs;1, 2, and 3 I secure a turn- ,7 cleat; "and in order that the leaf whennotin button19tothe brace in aposition such that it maybe turned down toengage the leaf. This leaf 16, when adjusted as represented in Fig.4,'serves as a wash-bench. a 1

ordinary ironing blanket and sheet, as indicated at 20, and upon thisboard an ordinary ironing would be done; but in order that I shirts maybe properlyironed and held'to the required position while being ironed Iprovide a bosom-board 21, which board is hinged to the strip 14. Thebosom-board 21 has a projection 22, about which the neck of the.

mounted in a movable frame 24, which said frame is held fromlongitudinal displacement by links 25, that are pivotally connected tothe side edges of the bosom-board at a point near the inner end of thesaid board. The roller 23: carries a ratchet-wheel 26, that is engagedby a pawl 27, which maybe moved into and out of engagement with theratchet, as will be readily understood.

In connection with the frame 24, I provide a cam-facedlocking attachment29, which is supported upon a pivot 30 and so arranged that by a slightturn the cam-face may be brought to bear upon the upper face of thecross-bar c of the frame 24, and any continued Theironing-board13 is'covered with the.

turning of the locking device 29 will cause the roller 23 to bear harddown against the upper face of the bosom-board.

In using the board arranged as above described the projection 22 ispassed through the neck of the shirt and the tail of the shirt is passedabout the roller 23, after which the roller is turned in the directionof the arrow shown in Fig. 3 until a proper tension is imparted to theshirt. Then the locking device 29 is turned in a direction such that theroller will be brought to bear hard down upon the bosom-board and theshirt will be held as desired.

Upon one side of the cabinet I arrange series of shelves 31, 32, 33, and34, and these shelves I propose to employ for the stowage of towels andtable and bed linen, (but the shelves could be used for any purposedesired,) and upon the oppositeside of the cabinet I arrange a shelf 35,that is designed especially to hold flat-irons. Above the shelf 35, Iarrange hooks 36, upon which coats, wraps, &c., may be hung, and uponthe under side of the ironing-board 13, I secure a hook 38, whichservesas a hat-hook when the board 13 is in the position in which it is shownin Fig. 1.

In the bottom of the cabinet shoes, &c., may be placed, while upon theinner face of the door I mount a roller 39, upon which there issuspended a towel 40. If desired, slipper or shoe pockets 41 may besecured to the inner face of the lower panel of the door.

By arranging the cabinet as above described I provide for the stowage ofa great number of necessary articles, and I am enabled to properly housethe ironing-board and at the same time provide for its rigid supportwhen in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a kitchen-cabinet having anopen front provided with a door and guideways in the lower portions ofits sides extending upwardly and outwardly to the door-opening, of anironing-board of a length to pass through the door-opening into thecabinet, and provided at its inner end with projections entering saidways, whereby the board may be raised from its operative flooring of thecabinet, and an ironing-board hinged to the brace and provided with acrossbar which rides in the slots a and b, substantially as described.

3, The combination,with an ironing-board, of a bosom-board hingedthereto, a frame arranged in connection with the bosom-board, a rollersupported by the frame, a ratchetwheel carried by the roller, a pawlarranged to engage the ratchet, and a frame-locking cam pivoted to theunder side of the bosomboard and adapted to engage the lower crosspieceof the frame and press the roller against the upper side of saidbosom-board, substantially as described.

4. The combination,with the bosom-board, of the movable frame 24,embracing it, the roller 23, journaled in the side bars of the frame andextending across the upper side of the board, links pivoted to the boardand to the frame, a cam for operating the frame to bring the rolleragainst the board, and means for adjusting the roller, substantially asset forth.

5. A kitchen cabinet having an open front, upwardly and outwardlyextending slots or ways a b in its sides, the lower ends of the slotsbeing about midway between the vertical edges of the sides, theironingboard having a cross-piece 14 entering said slots or ways, abosom-board hinged at its rear end to the rear end of the ironing-boardon the upper side thereof, a brace 12, hinged at its upper end to thelower side of the ironing-board between the ends thereof and at itslower end hinged to the cabinet-bottom in front of the lower ends of'the slots or ways, the bench 16, hinged to the outer side of the bracebetween its ends, whereby the bosomboard will occupy the space behindthe ironing-board and the'bench the space infront thereof when the saidparts are swung into the cabinet, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a cabinet, of a brace hinged therein,awash-bench hinged to the brace, a catch arranged in connection with thewash-bench, an ironing-board hinged to the brace, and a transverse stripcarried by the ironing-board and arranged to ride in grooves or recessesformed in the cabinet, substantially as described.

JOHN NELSON BALL.

Witnesses:

LIZZIE DONAHUE, '1. W. NEWMAN.

